The fallout from the visit of Indonesia's foreign minister to PNG, Solomon Islands and Fiji continues today, with a prominent Solomon Islands journalist criticising the decision to not allow the media to ask her questions.

First there was a luger representing Tonga at the Winter Olympic Games in Russia, and now the country has a cross-country skier in training, who is aiming to take her place at the next games in South Korea.

Papua New Guinea's foreign affairs department is being asked to explain how and why local reporters were ordered not to ask the visiting Indonesian foreign minister questions about West Papua last week.

A Tongan community spokesperson in Australia has welcomed an assurance by a federal minister that consultations will be held with Pacific islander communities in Australia before any move is made to implement a total ban on kava.

Support groups in the Australian state of Queensland have welcomed a domestic violence taskforce report handed down on the weekend which recommends that a specific court be set up for domestic violence cases.

A Sydney researcher has developed a new online interactive map showing where all of China's aid dollars are being spent, after Beijing was accused of failing to provide clear details of its aid program in the Pacific.

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